Sailing to the top of the world

On a cruise crossing the Arctic Circle, I went kayaking and dog sledding and spent hours watching fjords and glaciers go by

Sail along the west coast of Norway past the Arctic Circle. Along the way, kayak on the river in Trondheim, go dog-sledding with huskies in Tromso or visit a hotel built entirely from snow in Kirkenes.
A Hurtigruten cruise.
A Hurtigruten cruise. PHOTO: HURTIGRUTEN
A stop along the Hurtigruten route.
Ornes, a stop along the Hurtigruten route. PHOTO: OLIVIA HO
Huskies pulling sleds in Tromso.
Huskies pulling sleds in Tromso. PHOTO: OLIVIA HO
Northern Lights on a Hurtigruten cruise (above) and Old Man Neptune pouring ice cubes down a passenger’s back to mark his passing of the Arctic Circle.
Northern Lights on a Hurtigruten cruise (above) and Old Man Neptune pouring ice cubes down a passenger’s back to mark his passing of the Arctic Circle. PHOTO: HURTIGRUTEN
Northern Lights on a Hurtigruten cruise and Old Man Neptune pouring ice cubes down a passenger’s back (above) to mark his passing of the Arctic Circle.
Northern Lights on a Hurtigruten cruise and Old Man Neptune pouring ice cubes down a passenger’s back (above) to mark his passing of the Arctic Circle. PHOTO: OLIVIA HO
A room in Snowhotel Kirkenes. PHOTO: OLIVIA HO
Olivia Ho
Assistant Life Editor
Updated
May 05, 2019, 06:30 AM
Published
May 05, 2019, 05:00 AM
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"And now my spirit twists out of the lock of my breast, my mind upon the waterways," reads The Seafarer, an Anglo-Saxon poem recorded in the 10th century.

"It comes back to me eager and unsated; the solitary flier screams, urges onto the whale-road the unresisting heart across the waves of the sea."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 05, 2019, with the headline Sailing to the top of the world. Subscribe

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